Wondering if anyone else thought this book tried to push an anti environment agenda…it felt like it.
I like MC’s books but for a science ish based writer this book seems like an old man angry that his generation destroyed the planet and now needs to say its all a lie made up my eco terrorists.
In September 2005, Crichton testified on climate change before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Crichton opined that human activities are not significantly contributing to global warming, and encouraged U.S. lawmakers to more closely examine the methodology of climate science before voting on policy.
Crichton’s views on climate change are frequently criticized as pseudoscience.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#Politics
This novel received criticism from climate scientists, science journalists and environmental groups for inaccuracies and misleading information. Sixteen of 18 US climate scientists interviewed by Knight Ridder said the author was bending scientific data and distorting research.
Several scientists whose research had been referenced in the novel stated that Crichton had distorted it in the novel. Peter Doran, leading author of the Nature paper,[30] wrote in the New York Times: “our results have been misused as ‘evidence’ against global warming by Michael Crichton in his novel State of Fear”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Fear#Criticism_from_scientific_community
State of Fear is in my collection, but if I’ve read it, I don’t recall it at all. You’ve just inspired me to bump it up on my read list.
Its a good book. Very long setup
